Gretchen Cook, Author at Women's eNews

Gender-Bias Victories Pay More than Money

By Gretchen Cook ● Uncategorized ● December 20, 2004

Gender-bias suits enjoyed a banner year in 2004 despite an increasingly unfriendly legal and political climate. Successful litigants, lawyers say, often measure victory more in terms of boosted confidence than dollars.

Laci Peterson’s Murder Dramatizes Common Danger

By Gretchen Cook ● Uncategorized ● November 16, 2004

Laci Peterson drew shocked attention to the idea of a man murdering his pregnant wife. However, a medical journal quietly reported a more shocking reality; that murder by an intimate partner is the leading cause of death for pregnant women.

Controversy Arising over Female Combat Veterans

By Gretchen Cook ● Uncategorized ● November 11, 2003

The war in Iraq has shifted the women-in-combat debate from a focus on women’s right to fight in battle to their right to die in battle.

New Research Confirms Alcohol Is Gender-Sensitive

By Gretchen Cook ● Uncategorized ● July 6, 2003

Long overlooked by researchers, the subject of female alcoholism is now attracting greater attention as women face some higher risks from the disease and can have a harder time finding appropriate treatment.

Campuses May Be Developing Tactics to Hide Rapes

By Gretchen Cook ● Uncategorized ● May 25, 2003

Harvard University reversed its decision to make reporting a sexual attack on campus more daunting. Elsewhere, however, students receive little support for prosecuting their assailants and may be actively discouraged from pursuing a claim.

Role of Women in New Iraq of Concern

By Gretchen Cook ● Uncategorized ● April 22, 2003

The State Department says the Iraq war was fought in part to improve the lot of women. Yet, experts on the status of women in Iraq are concerned that the relative freedom women enjoyed will be lost as conservatives gain power in the new government.

POWs Likely to Endure Sexual Assault

By Gretchen Cook ● Uncategorized ● April 6, 2003

Sexual assault is a very real threat for American prisoners of war in the Iraqi conflict, but little is known about how the military prepares to deal with that trauma.

Shampoo, Manicure and Hotline Number

By Gretchen Cook ● Commentary ● September 14, 2000

Beauty salons are intimate gathering places where women chat, confide and nourish more than hair and nails. Now, some are playing potentially life-saving roles in a network helping battered women take care of beauty and bruises, body and soul.

Candidates’ Spouses Reflect Parties’ Views of Women

By Gretchen Cook ● Politics ● September 11, 2000

Tipper Gore promises to be an activist and adviser. The reticent Laura Bush would be strictly a wife. Regardless of the election results, the next first spouse is likely to find the task of being the nation’s chief volunteer a profound challenge.

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